Phone

(413) 245-1264

Email

info@norcrosswildlife.org

Opening Hours

Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 4:00pm Closed on holiday weekends

Saturday Hike to Bear Hill

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Wales, MA

Join us for a hike to the top of Bear Hill deep in the Sanctuary!
Observe a variety of habitats as we hike up Tupper Hill to Bear Hill on trails not typically available to the public.
This moderate to difficult hike is geared for adults, is at a moderate pace, and is approximately 4.2 miles long. 
Dress in appropriate clothing and footwear; be prepared for elevation, roots, and rocks.
Dogs are not allowed.
Please meet at the Trailhead kiosk by 9:30 am to sign in.  
If there is inclement weather, please call 413-245-1353 to confirm that the hike will be taking place.

Closed for the Holiday Weekend

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Wales, MA

Our public trails will be closed over the Holiday Weekend, Saturday, October 7 through Monday, October 9.  Trails will reopen to the public on Tuesday, October 10 at 8:30 am.

LaFond Oak Forest Program – Hike

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Wales, MA

Norcross Wildlife Foundation is proud to present the annual LaFond Oak Forest Program in memory of Eugene W. LaFond and Helen Mason LaFond
Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 9:30 am
Join staff members for a hike in the Sanctuary.  This is a moderate, 4-mile hike through parts of our sanctuary not typically open to the public.

Saturday Hike to Vineca Pond

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Wales, MA

Join us for a hike to the beautiful Vineca Pond deep in the Sanctuary!
Observe a variety of habitats as we hike past the canal and dams on paths not typically available to the public.
This moderate hike is geared for adults, is at a moderate pace, and is approximately 3.5 miles long.
Dress in appropriate clothing and footwear; be prepared for roots, rocks, and maybe even some mud!
Dogs are not allowed.
Please meet at the Trailhead kiosk by 9:30 am to sign in.
If there is inclement weather, please call 413-245-1353 to confirm that the hike will be taking place.

Welcome to the Graveyard!

The Gravestone Girls
Stay tuned! Registration for this event is required and will open in October, 2023.
Welcome to the Graveyard! is a 90-minute illustrated ‘virtual tour’ chronicling cemetery art, history and symbolism.  From colonial New England burial grounds of the 16 & 1700s, through the nation-wide rural cemetery movement of the 19th century and into 21st century locations, the program examines why we have cemeteries and gravestones, why they look like they do and how styles and art have evolved over almost 400 years.  The presentation is robust with photographs of original gravestones and burial grounds from cemeteries visited by Gravestone Girls over many years.

Closed for the Holiday Weekend

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary Wales, MA

Our public trails will be closed over the Holiday Weekend, Saturday, November 11 through Monday, November 13.  Trails will reopen to the public on Tuesday, November 14 at 8:30 am.